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“We are more bounde to them that bringeth us up wel than to our parents” Elizabeth I “The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.” Henry Green With comments such as the one above made by Elizabeth I, no wonder that many have argued about what her feelings were for … [More]

Between the late 1540s and 1603, roughly 135 portraits survive of Queen Elizabeth. At the beginning of her reign, Elizabeth’s portraits were in high demand. With the Queen’s popularity so high a proclamation of 1563 was created – the proclamation looked to regulate the production of Elizabeth’s likeness, doing so by have Her majesty approve … [More]

Here is the text from the famous Golden Speech by the most popular English monarch, Queen Elizabeth I of England. There are several versions of the speech surviving. The following speech is from The Journals of All the Parliaments during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth – edited by Sir Simonds D’ Ewes and published in London in … [More]

While looking through old letters I came across this one and was struck by how it stated that Elizabeth’s letter was accompanied by a portrait of herself for her brother, the King – King Edward VI. When I read that I started to think about all of the portraits of Elizabeth that I’ve seen over … [More]

Honor Thy Father: After being proposed to by Thomas Seymour and rejecting his request, Elizabeth must have felt torn. It appears she would have accepted the proposal had it not been so soon after her father, Henry VIII’s death. There was, of course, a required mourning period and Elizabeth intended on honoring her father properly. … [More]

The downfall of Thomas Seymour caused many important people to be questioned about his actions, as well as their own. Lady Elizabeth Tudor was no exception. Her relationship with Seymour was complicated to say the least. His own behavior, especially after the death of his wife Katherine Parr, is what led to his execution. The … [More]

Elizabeth Throckmorton Elizabeth “Bess” Throckmorton was born the 16th of April 1565, to Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Anne Carew. Nicholas Throckmorton was a diplomat and politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and was instrumental in the relationship between Elizabeth and her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. He had befriended both queens, which must have … [More]

Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born in 1527, in Ireland to Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and his wife Elizabeth Grey. Elizabeth Grey was the daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquis of Dorset. Dorset was the son of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen to King Edward IV, by her first husband, John Grey. In 1533, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, … [More]

ANNE KNOLLYS The women of the Tudor court have some of the most amazing stories but they are often overshadowed by their husbands, fathers and brothers. Anne Knollys is not someone we often read about, but her story and the story of her descendants is one that needs to be told. Anne Knollys was born … [More]

Queen Elizabeth was a single woman with a kingdom (or two) at her disposal. Many men wished to marry the Queen to advance their own status. Some came closer than others. In this article we’re going to focus on two men (other than Robert Dudley) who came closest to marrying the Queen. Francis, Duke … [More]

On the 17th of March 1554, Elizabeth was informed that she was to be taken to the Tower of London as a prisoner of the queen for her involvement in Wyatt’s Rebellion. When informed she requested a moment to write a letter to her sister, the queen. In it she asked not to be … [More]

Indecent Proposal The following letter was written by Lady Elizabeth Tudor to Thomas Seymour, Lord Admiral. Upon the discovery of this letter my first reaction was disbelief and shock. After years of reading about Thomas Seymour and his inappropriate nature with Elizabeth Tudor I had never imagined something that would lead to this letter written … [More]

Guest article by Karlie aka History Gal Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex, was known throughout the court for his military prowess, good looks and charisma. These qualities made him popular with the Queen and with the English people. The titles and adulation that was heaped on Essex undoubtedly inflated the young Earl’s massive … [More]

Guest article by Karlie aka History Gal Lettice Knollys’ flirtation and subsequent marriage to Queen Elizabeth’s favorite, Robert Dudley, saw her banished from court in 1569 and again in 1579. Lettice had been forgiven once, but the Queen was not inclined to forgive her cousin again. Dudley, on the other hand, was summoned back to … [More]

Fans were a symbol of wealth during the Elizabethan era. In most of Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits she is holding what you would call a fixed fan. A handle with a variation of feathers coming out of it. Fixed fans continued to be very popular through the end of the 16th century when folding fans … [More]